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The sum of two numbers is 55 . One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

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The sum of two numbers is 55 . One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

Let x, y be the numbers.

x+y=55.

y=4x.

x+4x=55.

5x=55.

x=55/5 =11.

y=55-x=55-11 =44.

The two numbers are 11,44.